St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-11-03


intention to vote for Mr.. Cleveland in
1888 if he got a chance, said: 'He is
the most typical American we have
had in the White House since old
Abe" The best sign for the future OF
the nation is the assurance that pinch
beck Americanism has had its day.
THE NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS.
The .'Hermit of New York; Tells VIVA,
He Knows About Them.
The N. ". SUN.
Now that the leading editors are en-
gagged in such intense rivalry, it may
be interesting to compare ages and 10
calities. The Sun is the oldest of the
Printing House square papers, having
been founded in 1888 by Benjamin III.
Day. Its first publication Office was in
an old brick story and building,
which occupied what is now the Trib-
une corner. Day sold the Sun to
Moses Y. Beach, who removed to the
corner of Fulton and Nassau streets,
the building being now occupied by
the Commercial Advertiser. When
Dana became the leading owner of the
Sun he bought old Tammany hall, pay
ing S75, 200 for lot now worth thrice
that sum, and the enormous rent
which the Sun derives from other ten
ants is an important item. The Sun
has had three owners, and as many
publication houses. Moses Y. Beach,
whose family was it's most extended
proprietor, was chiefly occupied by
speculation and had number of Wild
cat banks. He placed his paper in the
hands of Il manager and staff, and it
never reached a first-class position I'M
til purchased by Dana, who came from
Chicago for this purpose. He preferred
the eastern to the western metropolis,
and this, indeed, is commonly the case.
The s'HeraId.,
1t was started in 1885 by James
Gordon Bennett, who was then in his
thirty fifth year. He was a Scotch
highlander by birth, but had been in
this country sixteen years, during
which time he had been bookkeeper,
a lecturer and a newspaper correspond
ent without improving his position.
He then made Il desperate effort to
start cent paper and succeeded, be-
ing his own editor. reporter, dramatic
critic and publisher. The Herald has
been out of the family. 1t was born in
Aun street, and thence moved to the
corner of Fulton and Nassau street,
where its owner became rich enough
to erect the present Herald building,
which has been occupied twenty years.
Bennett was the most pungent para
graphist of his day, and he was the
first to make public men feel the pow
- NJ xxyl,i oh h1.c
no one. He was an admirable report
er, as may be seen from the following
sketch of the Helen Jewett tragedy:
L knocked at the door a policeman
opened it stealthily. L told him who L
was. "Mr. Bennett you can enter" he
said with great polteness. The crowd
rushed from behind, seeking also an
entrance.
''NO more can come in" said the Of
ficer.
"Why do you let that man in 2" ask
ed man in the crowd.
ale is an editor He is on public
duty !"
On reaching the second story what a
sight burst upon me The room was
covered with burned linen, blankets
and pillows, black as cinders. On the
carpet lay the CHASTITY corpse. | could
scarcely look at it. 1t was the most
remarkable sight | ever beheld-I new
er have and never expect to see such
another. "My God" | exclaimed,
elbow like a statuem 1t was the first
process of dust returning to dust, etc.
Bennett was the Herald and the Her
aid was Bennett. He devoted himself
to the paper, and died utterly worn out
by this intense application.
The ''Tribune."
This paper was born i'll Ann street,
six years after the Herald, but soon af-
moved to its present location,
which Beach had just vacated in order |
to occupy his Nassau street office. The
paper has thus had two localities, but |
it has been temporarily expelled from
its present corner, once by fire and
once by demolition, which prepared |
the way for the present grand estab
ishment. The Tribune has had an
number of prOpriotOrs. 1t was
first published by Greedy & McElrath;
then by an association whose stock
changed hands. AT one
time Samuel Sinclair was the largest
then it was William orion,
then Jay Gould, and now it is White
law Reid. Thomas N. Rocker, who is
still connected with the Tribune, began
rs a composition OH the first number,
and is therefore the veteran of Print
ing House Square.
The New York Chimes"
The New York Times is ten years
younger than the Tribune and sixteen
years younger than the Herald. 1t
was started by Henry j. Raymond,
who had begun on the Tribune, but
who at that time was editor of the
Courier and Enquirer, The latter was
owned by Webb, who paid Raymond
$4,000 year for editorial work, but
Raymond wanted paper of his own,
or he and Webb differed too much for
union. Raymond found
capitalist in George Jones, who was
living in Albany, where he sold books
md served as agent for Moses Y. Beach
n the redemption of wildcat money.
The new paper was started in 1851,
rice one cent, but doubled both price
md size at the beginning of the second
ear. 1t has changed it's location
hrice, the last time being to occupy
is present establishment, which took
'lace thirty years ago. This renders
the oldest in this point among all
he dailies. George Jones still attends
o business, and is, of course, Nestor
If journalism. in which he has been en-
jagged more than thirty-six years.
The World"
This paper has some unique points {
# history, one of which is its early re- {
igiOus character. Its founders con-
idered the Tribune, the Herald and {
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